Wrapping up our series about the generations, today we are talking about how to lead people in worship without leaving people behind generationally. There are quite a few things that the younger generations are more likely to need in order to be able to participate, so today we give an example of what some of[…]
In a bonus segment from last week’s podcast, we talk about a case study from a church we did some work with to suggest how we can find common ground with our coffee grounds. Short and sweet, but also savory advice and other coffee metaphors and catchphrases. https://musicandministry.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MM-Podcast-16-2-Bonus.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple[…]
Reaching the ‘young people’ is a lot about figuring out what they need, that’s different from the other generations before them. Reaching multiple generations in the same service means that you have to get good at knowing what each generations needs and delivering it to them in a way that doesn’t annoy everybody else. Today,[…]
By far, the question we get asked the most is, “How Do We Reach The Young People?” and today we are going to start a new mini-series on what we have learned, what has worked for us, and what we’ve seen work for others as well. https://musicandministry.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MM-Podcast-15.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts[…]
A honest conversation about how we got to the place where being fake is normal and how there is a generation of people that are hungry for something real. https://musicandministry.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MM-Podcast-14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
Background vocals are pretty important to a worship team, just not for the reasons most people think. In a perfect world, BGV’s will never be heard but too often they are being turned down because of some easily fixable reasons. Confused? You should take a listen because it all makes perfect sense when you know[…]
If you want to stay in the mix as an acoustic guitar player, you’ve got your work cut out for you. Today, we are going over the main reasons the acoustic guitar gets buried by others on the team or turned down at the soundboard. https://musicandministry.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MM-Podcast-12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts |[…]
The piano is a force to be reckoned with, but it often gets sliced, diced, buried, or muted early and often. Today we talk about the root cause of it and discuss how to fix it. Even if you don’t play the piano, you should listen to this episode. https://musicandministry.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MM-Podcast-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |[…]
We do a lot on worship teams to try and turn down the drums but all it really takes is some know how to get the sound that we’re looking for at the volume that we need. https://musicandministry.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Podcast-10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
One of the biggest reasons we get turned down is because we are doing the exact same thing as other people on our team. In a live setting, this turns into a volume war that someone wins and others lose. In this episode we talk about why that happens and how to easily fix it.[…]